El Jocotillo Airport

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El Jocotillo Airport
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Airport type Public
Elevation  AMSL 127 ft / 39 m
Coordinates 13°34′45″N89°44′01″W / 13.57917°N 89.73361°W / 13.57917; -89.73361 Coordinates: 13°34′45″N89°44′01″W / 13.57917°N 89.73361°W / 13.57917; -89.73361
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MSJC
Location of the airport in El Salvador
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
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16/348202,690Grass
Source: Google Maps [1] OurAirports [2]

El Jocotillo Airport( ICAO : MSJC) is an airport serving several small towns and villages in southern Sonsonate Department, El Salvador. The largest nearby city is the Pacific coastal port of Acajutla, at 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west.

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Sonsonate Department Department in El Salvador

Sonsonate is a department of El Salvador in the western part of the country. The capital is Sonsonate.

El Salvador country in Central America

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. As of 2016, the country had a population of approximately 6.34 million.

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